Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSE
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
100
123
146
215
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
46
38
30
43
82
112
138
111
111
96
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
45
S
50
S
25
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:52AM3.07m
5:10PM2.87m
5:58AM2.80m
6:16PM2.68m
7:28AM2.60m
7:46PM2.60m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.75m
11:29PM0.67m
12:03PM1.05m
00:43AM0.86m
1:26PM1.26m
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
10
10
13
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
5
6
11
11
9
5
6
9
8
10
10
9
6
5
5
4
7
8
10
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